Temperature rises to 34.3 C in Tajimi, central Japan

Unagappa, a mascot character representing Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, stands by a temperature indicator reading 34.3 C on May 27, 2015. The mercury shot up to 34.6 C the same day in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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